The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-25
THE POPE DEFIED.
DR.. McGlynn Disregards the Summons to
Rome and Awaits His Punishment.

In a carefully prepared statement of his rela-
tions to the Church of Rome and of the proba-
billties of his accommodation. DIR. McGlynn
says:
81 was condemned without a hearing. and
suspended for a newspaper article about me. on
the very day of it's publication, without inquiry
as to whether the report correct / was
never invited to hearing before the archbishop
or his counsel / have not appealed to Rome
ana have never for moment entertained the
intention of dung So and months ago there was
published in all the New York daily papers a
statement of mine to that effect. 1t is an alto
gether unprecedented amt illegal course to sum
mon and to compel by penalties with the threat
OF still greater penalties any one to appeal from
the sentence of a law tribunal. While it Is true
that the tRoman court would appear to be su-
preme does it, therefore, follow that there Is no
limit to its power, to be determined by the
teachings of theology and common law by the deli
nitious and restrictions naced upon this power by
the very same creeds and definitions of councils
from which we learn the existence Of this au-
thority3 The Pope claims that laymep, just as
much as priests. are subject to his jurisdiction;
aud in the good old times. such as the days Of
Calico. they would have the power to order him
to be sent to Rome in chains and to be
demned to Jail during tho good pleasure of the
inauisition for teaching that the earth revolves
around the sun, or for teachinR-what is the
settled Jurisprudence of our country-that a
State has the right to tax land to its full rental
value, for teaching that it would be good
thing for the masses Of the people thus to tax
land to it's full rental value.
Il have no intention or desire of seeking a re-
hearing of my cause; at least not until the
Roman authorities shall have been taught by
more bitter experiences than they have yet had
To mind their own spiritual business at home,
and TO interfere less with diplomacy and politics
in Italy. Germany, Poland, Ireland and Ameri-
ca while leaving and other peoples to take
care of our political economy and politics, and
even of our religion. unless in the gravest cases
of clear departure from the un9uestioned dog
matte teaching Of the church. One sacrifice Of
my power and influence as clergyman has al
ready been accomplished, as far as was in their
power. by the archbishop and his counselors.
and with them rests the responsibility. The de-
termination has been made perfectly clear IN
advance by Cardinal Smeoni and the Pope not
to confer with me. or even to try me. but to pun
ish, to humilate and to condemn. know
the merciless and obstinate consistency
of the Roman ecclesiastical machine in sticking
to the errors OF policies and politics when
they are in the interest of the ambition of tenn
poral power and pecuniary interests of the ma
chine itself at the expense of sacrificing the
faith and the religion OF whole nations and
opposing the most natural aspirations of the peo-
pie for national development, scientific progress
and national liberty. / know. others may
not that Archbishop Croke, but few years ago.
in a great crisis of the Irish people. sum-
moned to Rome, not for consultation confer
ence, but simply to be spubbed and insulted by
Pope and propaganda and that the Pope having
received sufficient information about Ireland
from Errngton and other English funkies in
Rome. refused even to listen to him when he
tried to explain matters to his Holiness. Arch
Rome and left in disgust as speedily as possible.
My critics make the mistake of attributing
to the Roman machine intelligence and virtue
and single ded devotion to spiritual inter
ests. in all of which the machine is ludicrously
wanting for one that assumes to speak in the
name of the lowly Savior. who said: My king
dom is not of this world
Il am not SO foolish or presumptious as to
suppose that any argument of mine could have
any effect in diminishing the stupidity, in
tightening the gross ignorance. or bending the
machine.
can be done by great providential changes that
will break. crush and impoverish the Roman
machine and reduce the Roman bishop to the ex-
traordinary simplicity of Loo I, or Gregory L
both of whom are justly designated by the name
of great-who had no temporal power but
were extraordinary bishops, full of the spirit of
their Master. and looking after the poor and
providing for the propagation of the faith.
feel that can do my humble share toward
bringing about SO desirable q contamination
rather by opposing and defying the unjust en-
croachments Of the insatiate lust of the Roman
machine for power than by submitting to such
encroachments.
'"rhe Roman machine is to-day most anxious
to have an ambassador of the Pope accredited TO
and received by the government at Washington.
Such ambassador would be archbishop,
one OF the Italian ring in whose hands it is the
Roman policy to keep the power. His presence
there could not fail to be fruitful source of cor
ruption and enslavement for the Catholic Church
in this country. The Pope is also trying to have
diplomatic relations with Queen Victoria
restored in order, as he is alleged to have said,
be to Whss ns onn
Irish friends think about thisa The fact is that
the best way for Catholic people, whether here,
in Ireland or elsewhere, to get proper treatment
from the Roman machine rather to defy it
than to be too submissive to it. Reversing the
maxim of the ancient pagan Roman. ito spare
the iowiv and to beat the proud, the modern
Roman machine toades to the proud and wealthy.
and kicks the lowly in the mouth. The engi-
neers Of the Roman machine, who proiting
by its power and its emoluments, really
laughing in their sleeves at rs for our excessive
submissiveness to their power, and for
cessive generosity in contributing the Peters
pence to the support of the whole army Of lack
eys and flunkies. both lay and cleric. who sur
round the Pope with barbaric pomp scarcely
equaled by that of any imperial despotic court"